As we get closer to SXSW this year we’re getting a look at the movies and documentaries that will be making their debuts. We have a lot of great movies and series coming our way and here’s a sneak peek of Frank PR’s titles they’ve got scheduled. More information about these titles will be coming soon!
CHEECH AND CHONG’S LAST MOVIE – Documentary Spotlight – *WORLD PREMIERE*
Bursting onto the comedy scene in the early 1970s, Cheech and Chong brought drugs, sex, and rock’n’roll into the oeuvre, transforming them into stand-up-icons, counterculture rock stars, and Hollywood legends. Explosively funny, their irreverent stoner humor has translated into sold-out concerts, platinum-selling records, and box-office-smashing films. How did Cheech & Chong ignite the imaginations of a global audience and maintain their relevance through 50 years (and counting) of pop culture? The first ever fully authorized Cheech & Chong documentary takes you on a poignant and hilarious journey into the lives and partnership of one of the greatest comic duos of all time.
DIRECTED BY | David Bushell
PRODUCED BY | David Bushell, Robbi Chong
FEATURES | Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Lou Adler
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY | John Paul DeJoria, Gary Haseley, Cleo Segura Sherrel, Christian Selleron
MOVIEPASS, MOVIECRASH – Documentary Spotlight – *WORLD PREMIERE*
MoviePass, MovieCrash chronicles the origin story, meteoric rise and stranger-than-fiction implosion of the theatrical movie subscription app, MoviePass, as told through the eyes of the visionary co-founders. The film details the unique challenges they faced in building the pop culture phenomenon, only to eventually find themselves cast aside, watching from the sidelines, as new executives seized control and havoc ensued.
DIRECTED BY | Muta’Ali
PRODUCED BY | Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Archie Gips, Scott Veltri, Jack Heller, Jevon Frank, and David Wendell
FEATURES | Stacy Spikes, Hamet Watt, Ted Farnsworth, Mitch Lowe, Chris Kelly, Daymond John, John Fichthorn
STORMY – Documentary Spotlight -*WORLD PREMIERE*
Launching Monday, March 18 Exclusively on Peacock
From director and producer Sarah Gibson, the Peacock Original documentary “Stormy” delves into the life and times of Stormy Daniels, as she shares her story and account of events that have become part
of American history. Produced by Erin Lee Carr, and executive produced by Judd Apatow and Sara Bernstein (Imagine), the film takes the audience behind the curtain as Stormy navigates being a mother, an artist, and an advocate working hard to reinvent herself, while still grappling with the bombshell that went off in her life five years earlier.
DIRECTED BY | Sarah Gibson
PRODUCED BY | Erin Lee Carr, Sarah Gibson, Emelia Brown
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS | Judd Apatow, Sara Bernstein and Meredith Kaulfers
FEATURING | Stormy Daniels, Seth Rogan, Jimmy Kimmel, Rachel Maddow, Ari Melber
STAX: SOULSVILLE, U.S.A. – TV Premiere – *WORLD PREMIERE*
“STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.” tells the story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in the groundbreaking music of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave and many others. Defying the notion that Black artists needed to be “made marketable,” the Memphis-based label went from ultimate outsider to one of the record industry’s most influential producers of soul music. It’s a quintessentially American story of an audacious group of individuals who dared to make their own music on their own terms creating an institution that has continued to help define our culture long after the label itself has gone.
DIRECTED BY | Jamila Wignot
PRODUCED BY | Jamila Wignot, Kara Elverson
FEATURES | Otis Redding, Estelle Axton, Al Bell, Steve Cropper, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, Sam Moore, Deanie Parker, David Porter, Jim Stewart, Carla Thomas
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY | Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Nigel Sinclair, Nicholas Ferrall, Scott Pascucci, Sophia Dilley, Michele Smith, Jody Gerson, David Blackman, Charlie Cohen, Ron Broitman, For HBO: Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Tina Nguyen Co-Executive Producers: Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann, David Peck, Rob Bowman; Archival Producer: Ines Farag
PET SHOP DAYS – Festival Favorite – *TEXAS PREMIERE*
In an act of desperation, impulsive black sheep Alejandro flees his home in Mexico. On the run from his unforgiving father, Alejandro finds himself in New York City where he meets Jack, a college age pet store employee with similar parental baggage. Together the two enter a whirlwind romance sending them down the rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. When Alejandro’s past threatens to catch up with him, Jack is forced to choose between his family and a life on the run.
DIRECTED BY | Olmo Schnabel
PRODUCED BY | Olmo Schnabel, Galen Core, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Gabriele Moratti, Marie Savare de Laitre, Alex Coco
STARRING | Jack Irv, Darío Yazeb Bernal, Willem Dafoe, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Molla, Louis Cancelmi, Maribel Verdu